Luke 14 tells the story of Jesus speaking to the huge crowds that had jumped on the bandwagon and started following Him. But what He says to them, and to us, is not what we might expect. If we are truly saved, if we are to count ourselves among His disciples, we must be prepared to suffer, to say goodbye to our old lives, to make many sacrifices. Yes, following Jesus does come at a cost, but when we're faced with the cost of rejecting Him, the answer becomes crystal clear. It's a sobering message, but so important for the Christian life.
James reminded us in Chapter 2, and throughout this letter, that true faith involves action: we are to 'put feet to our faith'. James...
Isaiah 54:1-5 teaches us how to long for revival while still trusting in God’s sovereign plan. When God doesn’t answer our prayers in our...
For this, the second instalment of our Healthy Heart series, we turn to God's word once again to illustrate how a renewed, revived, restored...